The effects of competition and competitiveness upon intrinsic motivation in exergames

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1702-1708

  Song, Hayeon ^a   Kim, Jihyun ^b   Tenzek, Kelly E ^b   Lee, Kwan Min ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Competition; Exergames; Intrinsic motivation; Video games

Indexed keywords

EXERGAMES; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INTERACTION EFFECT; INTRINSIC MOTIVATION; VIDEO GAME;

COMPETITION;

MOTIVATION;

EID: 84875187389     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.01.042     Document Type: Article

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